Monday, March 22, 2010

People Watching

Monday, March 22, 2010....

I LOVE IT!

There, I said it with my out loud voice. But observing people in public is one of my favorite things to do -- especially, when no one is watching.

Places that are great to people watch include bars, gyms, restaurants (when someone is waiting for other party to arrive) and church (actually, watching kids and how parents react to their child is the fun part).

For purposes of this entry, I'm talking about the gym because it's been a decade + since I stepped into a church when the service wasn't for a wedding, funeral or I was visiting Westminster Abbey in London.

I love people watching in bars, but the gym is FAB-U-LOUS! I mean bright lights and no alcohol to ruin your people watching observation skills. Here is what I observed today:

- Man who wants to look like Sam Elliott. He had the long hair and moustache, but points off for the hair. It was salt-n-pepper, but mostly salt. CUT YOUR HAIR so you can eliminate the appearance of being a child molester.

- The man who walked erect across the gym floor. Ya know the ones who walk with their head so high that their face is facing the ceiling. Lucky for him there were no low walkers in the gym (low walker is one that keeps their head down, avoids eye contact - yes, I am a low walker) otherwise collision city.

- The man who clearly hasn't a clue what he's doing on the equipment and puts the weight at some insane #. Hello? Why not man up and admit you can only pull 20 lbs, but you opt for the 80 lbs and make a face as though you're constipated. Who are you trying impress? No women is going to be impressed with a man who makes bowel movement faces (okay, maybe I'm being presumptuous, I know I wouldn't find this a turn on if single); but my favorite look at the gym is:

- The woman with the fresh coat of make-up on. I'm not talking about the woman who has make-up on because she's just come from work, or someone like me who is still wearing last night's make-up because I can (okay, I was too lazy to take off). I'm talking about the woman whose foundation and eyeliner is flawless and a fresh coat of lipstick was applied nanoseconds before entering the gym. These women are fun to watch because many have read some chick mag telling them the best place to meet a man is the gym.

I love to people watch too! I usually go on the treadmills which are in the back of my gym so I see everyone. I know your not supposed to judge people at the gym but yeah the girls with the new set of make-up & the jewelry & the earrings...come on! lol!

Mrs. MM and I like restaurants for people watching. Then we speculate as to what is going on - "Oh, first time meeting girlfriend's friends and hating it." Been married so long they have nothing to say to each other and are miserable in each others'company. Staying together just for the kids." "Gay and totally in love. So much happier than 'meeting friends' or 'been married to long'." Try it.

You are so right about the women who go there fresh from the morning shower with full face on...they never seem to break a sweat, either. The problem with the gym is that I feel like I'm being watched too much...and I get a bit tired of putting on the full "ignore" armor any time I go. Who cares what they think, but do they have to watch everything and everyone so much?Anyway, I like the airport too, because everyone's waiting or hurrying--and both can be so telling!

I've seen the erect walker at my gym for sure. Something about having your face up like that also causes them to do something very strange with their ass. Sort like they're clenching it to keep something in. Perhaps they are related to BM face guy.

The Sam Elliott thing reminds me of a game my brother and I used to always play. Just basically "spot the celebrity look-a-like." We got pretty competitive about it. I think there's usually always a Sam Elliott out there in at least 80% of crowds. I see a lot of Mick Fleetwoods too, which is kind of scary. Why aren't there more, say, Ewan McGregors or Eddie Vedders??

Ahhh! I too am a people watcher and my favorite location to indulge is the gym! The people come in such a wide variety and they are so fun to giggle over. I get a kick out of the men who strain to lift way too much and the ladies with full make-up, just like you. I can never get over the girls who go and don't break a sweat, or are too absorbed in their magazines to get a good workout! Even if it was a place to meet a man, no guy who wants an athletic girl is going to even notice these girls. :)

Ha! You know I have never looked at anyone in the gym. Everyone told me it was a good place to meet a guy. But I'm zoned into my magazine on the ellpitical and not looking good and so not looking around. after reading this, I will! Free entertainment.Glad you are enjoying the gym. I really need to join!

I love it too but not at the gym! Working in retail is a great place to "People watch." I read a post where the lady said that if she didn't wear eye makeup to the gym, people told her she looked tired. That's something to consider. I don't understand wearing foundation if you know you're going to sweat.

You're ring back tone is still stuck in my head. I'm sorry I missed you!

People watching is awesome. I like traffic jams and watching people on their cars picking their noses or constantly checking themselves out in the mirror etc. On the subject of the erect man at the gym - we have loads of them at the gym I go to. BUT we also have one man who actually gets an erection when he's there, quite amusing and cringeworthy!

You probably missed out on all my Gym Rats posts that I did back in the earlier days of our blog - each week I picked a different person at our gym to write about. So obviously I totally get your point here. People watching at the gym is the best. I have their entire personalities and lives planned out in my head. But sadly I changed to a tiny gym where I see the same 4 people every day so no more material for posts :0( I need to start riding public transportation or something.

About Me

I started this blog in 2008 as an outlet while unemployed for 4 years. Now that I'm employed, I need an outlet to being just another employee in the company's database.
I still live in a fixer-upper, still married to a man that makes me laugh, and am still amazed at people's behavior -- some good, some funny, but all amaze me.